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This is the pushy parent Tiffin tutor thread.

469 replies

uwila · 22/01/2007 13:28

Okay, so wh ohas used a Tiffin tutor? Did it get your kid(s) into Tiffin? How old were they when they strted tutoring?

Okay, so my DD is only 3 1/2 but I like to plan ahead/. I've heard you can sign up for tutors that increase your chances of getting into Tiffin (boys and girls schools).

Any experience/opinions welcome.

Thanks.

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AtheneNoctua · 27/03/2009 12:41

Oh bugger

Athenenoctua at live co uk

AtheneNoctua · 27/03/2009 14:53

Are kids really streamlined in Year 1? I don't hink they are at our school. But, I'm going to ask at the parent-teacher consultation next week. I thought streamlining, if happens at allm happens after key stage 1. And I thought that was end of year 1.

AtheneNoctua · 27/03/2009 17:25

bump

cherryblossoms · 27/03/2009 18:14

Athenenoctua - I've sent the e-mail.

amidaiwish · 27/03/2009 18:46

athene or cherry- would you mind sending me the tutor too. (DD1 in reception, v bright, top in reading & maths, being given extension work and taken off the reading scheme). thanks!

i don't think they stream at all... maybe that's a bad thing. how many of the state primaries stream?

[email protected]

NotanOtter · 27/03/2009 21:02

all

they may not tell you but they do

AtheneNoctua · 29/03/2009 21:33

Thank you!

MrsGuyOfGisbourne · 30/03/2009 14:28

Like a country that is part of britain, but with an 'a' instead of an 'e'

MrsGuyOfGisbourne · 30/03/2009 14:29

and starting with 'w'

MrsGuyOfGisbourne · 30/03/2009 14:32

btw - altho' they say the list closes early, a friend moved to Ham and wanted to get her ds into Tiffin - this was in Dec of Y5 - she rang the tutor I gave her and - hey - there WAS a place available... ( interestingly, after assessment the tutor said that the boy would be better advise to look @ other schools - so they do not all just take the money regardless)

fridayschild · 30/03/2009 18:39

Our state primary (RuT) streams from Reception. The children are put in "work groups" of 4 kids, and moved around so they are working with children who go at the same speed. They start with the date of birth, or what they know of the child from nursery, and take it from there. They're not in the work groups all day. The school doesn't call it streaming, but the children recognise it as such, certainly by year 1.

And if you have two or more children, you can learn an awful lot from parent teacher meetings, just from the different words the teachers use - what is not being said about one child, for example?

AtheneNoctua · 30/03/2009 23:28

Oh, we are an RuT school, and our head like to be in line with what other borough school are doing. I bet there is streaming I don't know about! Bugger. Must find out.

poppetmum · 31/03/2009 16:18

cherry, athene or amidawish (great name!), I'm in a similar situation, so if one of you could also CAT me the tutor details, it would be most appreciated. Thanks

katiestar · 31/03/2009 18:46

I am a little concerned that you are already laying plans for getting her into a highly selective school ,so far in advance.I think it is a huge responsibility to pin on a child.

ramonaquimby · 31/03/2009 19:03

children will be streamed usually from Year 1 - not sure how they would do it in reception. It's not obvious, the kids will be in different groups for spellings. reading, maths and writing. - and they know who is in top sets, etc etc. Just ask your daughter. Ask the teacher what sets your daughter is in, what levels she's working within (National Curriculum) and you'll get an idea if you need to sign up for a tutor or if you can just save your cash. Am pinning hopes on Waldegrave myself

AtheneNoctua · 01/04/2009 23:38

Waldegrave is no good for me. I have one girl and one boy and there is no Wladegrave equivalent for a boy. So, I'd have to send him private anyway (or Tiffin for boys ) and I can't send one private and the other to state. SO my hope is grammar school for both. Failing that, ££££££££££ for private.

Katie, I'm not going to force her down this road against her will. But I am going to prepare her for the possibility in the event that she is good enough to get in. If she proves herself not to be Tiffin material in the next few years, then fine we'll back out of this plan and find another one.

MammaK78 · 30/04/2009 12:16

Hi there,

I've read a few of the comments and was wondering if someone could offer some advice.

Looking for a primary school for next year for my 3 year old and I live in Twickenham.

Now looking ahead to secondary education - we'd like our daughter to go to Waldegrave Girls School and wondered if anyone knew what the admissions process was for them and whether they had any specific feeder primary schools?

This will obviously then dictate which sort of primary schools we go for you see.

Any advice anyone could offer would be great.

Thank you!

Miggsie · 30/04/2009 13:25

MammaK, if you ring Richmond LEA they will talk you through this.
I know someone who moved house when their daughter was 3 to be in the catchment area for Waldegrave. The local admissions person talked themthrough it.

Akiko · 07/05/2009 23:45

May I have the tutor's details please: [email protected]

Starbear · 14/05/2009 21:42

Don't move house to get into Tiffins. Very few local kids get in there. But if you want to, I'll sell my house Sorry but this makes me a little mad as we have very little choice in Kingston re schools.

Queenma · 22/06/2009 19:00

Please can someone give me the contact details of a certain Mrs W who tutors for tiffins girls ?
Queenma

happilyconfused · 23/06/2009 22:25

Both Grey Court and Hollyfield are shooting up the tables thanks to BTECs and Diplomas. Likewise Tolworth Girls also do BTECs. Tiffins oth will need to look up what BTEC is.

I hear Hollyfield top set is good if your child gets into it but the others will have to take a diploma option in Year 10. My friend's ds (Hollyfield) timetable for next year is BTEC Diploma Media, BTEC Certificate Art, BTEC Certificate in Science, AIDA in IT and GCSEs in Maths, English and RE. I think Grey Court is similar.

DaddyJ · 23/06/2009 22:50

God. I need a stiff drink to read this thread.
But read it I must!
Why is schooling so damn complicated in the UK??

Anyway, when in Rome...

allblondegirls · 29/06/2009 11:02

Agree with happilyconfused about Hollyfield, sure Grey Court is equally good. My DD is getting a very good education at Hollyfield. Tiffin is not the only good school in Kingston, we are very lucky.

MangoNoodle · 09/09/2009 15:34

Just came accross this thread, and being fairly new to MN, would like to cast a question to all in the RBK.. my ds is still a baby and dd is 3 but I am starting to worry about their secondary schools. as my husband job takes him around the country, we are not sure if we should move back down to London (from Shropshire) for her to go to an outstanding, often oversubscribed state primary (still not sure if can get into this faith school although only 5 mins walk down the road) then fight like mad to get into nonsuch secondary (for dd) and tiffin (for ds). if fail, would other state secondary schools be better than upnorth? or send them to private secondary in RBK? whereas in Shropshire, we can afford for both to go to a very good (in our opinion anyway) private primary, then hope they get into Thomas Telford/Adams Grammar/Newport Girl later on under the coaching within the school plus parental guidance at home. Of course we are looking at two different lifestyles too (north - open space/country living vs south - barbican/tate/muscial and kingston's shopping!!!!!oh I am truly deprived here). which route would you choose if you are in my shoes?

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